Reliquary in copper, brass and low-titanium silver, Tibet or Nepal, 19th - 20th century
Consisting of a square copper box with repoussé decoration on the rim. It contains various tsa-tsa: a thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, surrounded by small gold-leafed deities in relief inscribed in an oval. The whole is surmounted on a brass base by a silvered metal ghau, worked all around in repoussé and containing a tsa-tsa of Buddha. Tibetan inscriptions are engraved on the back.
Height: 17.5 cm
Live Tuesday 12 December 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 210

Reliquary in copper, brass and low-titanium silver, Tibet or Nepal, 19th - 20th century Consisting of a square copper box with repoussé decoration on the rim. It contains various tsa-tsa: a thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, surrounded by small gold-leafed deities in relief inscribed in an oval. The whole is surmounted on a brass base by a silvered metal ghau, worked all around in repoussé and containing a tsa-tsa of Buddha. Tibetan inscriptions are engraved on the back. Height: 17.5 cm

Estimate
€200 - €300
Result
€512
Buyer's premium
28%
Reliquary in copper, brass and low-titanium silver, Tibet or Nepal, 19th - 20th century Consisting of a square copper box with repoussé decoration on the rim. It contains various tsa-tsa: a thousand-armed Avalokitesvara, surrounded by small gold-leafed deities in relief inscribed in an oval. The whole is surmounted on a brass base by a silvered metal ghau, worked all around in repoussé and containing a tsa-tsa of Buddha. Tibetan inscriptions are engraved on the back. Height: 17.5 cm
Sale Tuesday 12 December 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 11 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris